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The Magus - Βυσσοδομώντας
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7.1 | 29 votes |
Release date: 31 October 2023
Style: Black metal

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01. This Is My Church
02. The Fall Of Man
03. Lux Tenebrarum: The Illuminating Darkness
04. Βυσσοδομώντας
05. Idolatrous Discord
06. Ama Lilith
07. Negative Renaissance
08. The Peacock King
09. Give The Devil His Due: The Story

Staff pick by
nikarg
24.11.2023
Following Baron Blood's death, The Magus disbanded Necromantia and started a new project to express his musical and mystical journey, aptly called… The Magus. The band’s debut release Βυσσοδομώντας (Vissodomontas), actually meaning ‘building in the abyss’ but also ‘conspiring in darkness’, is a concept album about Lucifer being pissed off at the decline of humanity. The music is dark, diverse, and apocryphal, with choir arrangements by Christos Antoniou (Septicflesh), and it is an eclectic form of black metal that needs repeated listens to fully unpack and grasp. Above all, it is quite theatrical and almost ‘visual’ to the point that when listening to the final track, which is essentially a blues black metal song, it feels as if you can watch the band play in front of you.

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Comments: 1   Visited by: 84 users
02.11.2023 - 19:40
Rating: 7
AndyMetalFreak
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Definitely shows some of those experimental Necromantia influences here, the songwriting is definitely intriguing, some of the guitar and synth work is great, but other times the complexity and experimentation goes over my head. There's no doubt it's a solid release, but it might take time to fully sink in.
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